Fire at vacant house on East Third Street under arson suspicion
Washington volunteer firemen responded at 12 30 a m Sunday to 444 East Third Street where a vacant house on the rear of the lot was heavily damaged. Firemen remained about two hours and arson is suspected as the state fire marshal investigates. The newly activated county emergency truck assisted with lighting and scene support. The house was owned by Sam.
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Washington
East Third Street
Hous
Sam
County Treasurer Announces Tax Collection and TRACIS Workshop
Treasurer Wallace Fagen said the office will start collecting first half real estate and personal property taxes on Wednesday with penalties starting June 28 for late payments. The office will be closed Tuesday for staff training at a Department of Public Safety workshop in Des Moines on the TRACIS anti crime system.
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Wallace Fagen
Fagen
Department of Public Safety
Des Moines
Tracis
Washington Community School Board Reorganizes After Election
The Washington Community School District Board of Education will canvass election votes on the board reorganization plan at 7:30 p.m. in the senior high library. If passed the board grows to seven members and redraws district lines. Polls close at 8 p.m. The meeting also includes discussions with architect Roland Wehner about a new administration building.
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Washington
Flood threat as Mississippi nears record in Moline area
The Mississippi River hit its fifth highest level on the Moline area today but residents paid little attention as civil defense officials reported about three dozen families evacuated from homes mainly on Campbell's Island off East Maine. The scene reflected minimal disruption to community life despite the rising flood.
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Moline
Ill
Mississippi River
Mest
Rock Island County Civil Defense
Donald Bobb
Campbell's Island
Maine
Noel Coward Dies at 73 in Jamaica
Sir Noel Coward, the British playwright author and actor, died of a heart attack today in Jamaica. He was 73 and funeral arrangements were pending according to his agent.
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London
UPI
Noel Coward
Jamaica
Pony Express Ride Relay Across Iowa To Camp Sunnyside
Riders from Morning Sun Columbus Junction Washington Brighton and other towns join a state wide Pony Express relay. Money collected along routes will be passed along to Camp Sunnyside near Des Moines to support the needy. Donations accepted until the first rider departs the fairgrounds.
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Pony Express
Morning Sun
Winfield
Wayland
Brighton
Columbus Junction
Washington
Highway 63
Iowa
Camp Sunnyside
Des Moines
Iowa Senate approves tax on tobacco products and little cigars
The Iowa Senate voted 3 percent sales tax on all tobacco and reclassified little cigars with cigarettes. The House previously approved 81-9 and 79-3 votes. If signed by Gov. Ray, the measure would close a tax loophole and likely raise about $300,000 annually. The bills await the governor's signature and publication in Iowa newspapers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Rodgers
Iowa
House
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Watergate names McCord amid fresh Senate probes
The Senate Watergate committee opened its first formal session with new details from James W. McCord, who supplied names of others involved in the break in and wiretapping. McCord claimed broader knowledge and suggested perjury at the trial. White House denials followed.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Los Angeles Times
McCord
John W. Dean Iit
White House
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Times
Dean
Magruder
Cash
John J. Sirica
U.S. District Court
Sirica
Dash
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Miami
Watergate
CIA
Democratic National Committee
Weekend rainfall halts field work and raises flood fears
Washington received 0.86 inch of rain over the weekend, stopping field work started in numerous areas. The moisture threatens new problems along the Mississippi with high water causing flood worries, including the Lake Odessa area.
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Washington
Mississippi
Lake Odessa
Sunny and clear with cool night and mild Tuesday
The forecast calls for sunny skies this afternoon with a high near 60 and a clear night with a low in the mid 30s. Tuesday will bring increasing high clouds and a high around 60, with northeast winds 8 to 15 mph this afternoon, becoming light and variable tonight, and a near zero percent chance of precipitation this afternoon and tonight, about 10 percent on Tuesday.
Ten Area FBLA Meet Showcases Student Talent At Washington High
Nearly 90 students from ten area high schools participated in a Business Achievement Day at Washington High School. The FBLA chapter hosted, with advisor T J Berdo coordinating the event. Competition spanned eleven business education areas, and many local members aided in planning and judging. Winners included Kay Muenzenmeyer Pekin and Wanda Bream Clear Creek in various contests, with students from Mediapolis Oskaloosa Mid Prairie Keota and others earning top honors.
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Business Leaders of America
R Creek
Mediapolis
Lynn Charbonneau
Bookkeeping
Carol Schwerin
Washington High School
FBLA
T.J. Berdo
Anual Affa
Washington
John Marek
Mike Roe
Carla Kelley
Rita Dumont
Mary Snider
Roberta Davidson
Ann Greiner
Mary Morrison
Ann Krogmeier
Business Machines
Kay Muenzenmeyer
Pekin
Wanda Bream
Clear Creek
Janet Bayliss
Keota
Dawn Spicher
Mid-Prairie Vocabulary
Marla Coppes
Melanie Melcher
Oskaloosa
Coral Schwerin
Laura Lingenfelter
Ruth Reaney
Columbus Comm
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Burlington
U.S. Parachute Association
USPA
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Skyhawks
Arnold Sperfslage
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Ralph Kleese
Don Henry
Schreck
Henry
Peggy Carter
Susie Nelson
Becky Weber
Catherine Hammes
Mike Sanchel
Clay Hoskins
Washington Toastmasters ‘Club
Ottumwa
Dan Bubb
Kevin Koehn
Eft
Delmar Ebersole
Ebersole
Toastmasters
New Endeavor
Lynn Charbonneauix
Karen Cady
Kevta
Mary Heinsiel
Columbus
Megan Dickey
Kim Beavers
Mt. Pleasant
Craig Hoskins
Kelli Goodwin
Cecelia Scanlon
English Valley
Ed Schute
Ine Ertz
Robin Spicher
Mid-Prairie
Wynona Mitchell
Karla McCall
Martha Bradfield
Pekin Filing 1. Peggy Carter — Mediapolis 2. Donna Escher —Mid-Prairie
Vicki Cover
Carol Anderson
Pekin Typing
Linda Elmore
Mr Pleasant
Maureen Ruth
Kathy Hodson
Oskaloosa Typing I
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Judy Clark
Arla McCall
Shorthand
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Linda Chittick
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